Radiator-ornament mounting



INVENTOR. o /ZCZWa/*//d l B Y i15J. WHARAM RADIATOR ORNAMENT MOUNTING Flled Aug 24, 1927 50 taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1'.

. Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

UNITEDy STATES PATENT orifice.

JOHN J'. vWHARAM, OF DETROIT, MCHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 FORD'EOTOI COIPANY, 0F

HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN, A CORBOBATION F DELAWARE I aanleren-ORNAMENT nolmrnve.

Application med august 24, 1921. serieta. 215,170.

The object of myinvention is to provide .a radiator ornament mounting of simple, durable andinexpensive construction.

Still a further object of my invention isto provide a mounting for a radiator ornament such that the ornament will always.

.necessarily be returned to position with its axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the car whenever the radiator cap has been opened for any reason, and to provide means whereby the liquid seal between the radiator ca and the filler neck may be insured. y

Still a further object of my invention isv to mount a radiator ornament on a hinge of' the concealed type within the radiatori' iller neck so that the radiator ornament and cap may be swung back off of the filler neck out of the way but the ornament will always be returned to a predetermined position.

skirt or sleeve in connection with said radiator ornament' which may tighten the radiator'` ornament onto the Eller neck to hold it in position, and at the same time a liquid seal may be secured between the iller'neck and the ornament without, however, varying the predetermined position vof the radiator ornament whenever the cap isl in closed position.

Still a further object of my invention is to provide means for locking the radiator ornament on such a cap in such a way that it will be difficult to remove same without taking a considerable period of time.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement,com bination, and construction of the .various parts of my improved device, as described in the specification, claimed in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure1 shows a verticalcentral sectional view of my improved device, the radiator cap being shown in its open position.

Figure 2 shows a similar view with the cap shownin its'closed position.

Figure 3 shows a horizontal sectionalview Figure 4 shows a vertical transverse central sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 1, and

thereof. A slot 19 is formed in the free `end vided with central dependmg Figure 5 shows an enlarged detail elevation of the screw device used for securing the radiator ornament to the radiator cap.

Referrlng to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally a radiator shell for radiator, (not shown) having the4 filler neck 11. This ller neck is provided with the usual threads 12 at the top thereof whereby a radiator cap may be secured thereto. `Spaced bosses 13 and 14 are preferably formed integral withm the radiatr filler neck near each side thereof and near the back thereof. Aligned longitudinal horizontal openings 15 are formed in these bosses 13 and 14 to receive a pintle pin 16. This pintle pin is secured in place inthe bosses by-filling the ends ofthe openingsc 15 with solder 17 or any suitable material so" that the filler neckmay be smoothed oif and nickel plated over the ends of these openings 15 and the location of said openings will not be apparent. A link 18 is pivotally mounted 75 at one end on the pintle p'ln 16 between the inner Yends of the bosses 13 and 14. This' link 18 is of less length than the diameter of the radiator filler neck 11' near the upper end of thelink 18 and receives a pin 20.

A disc 21 is pivotally mounted on the pin 20 by means of a member having the clevis 22 and the shank 23, the latter being riveted at 23A into the disc 21 to make this clevis member rigid with a disc 21. The clevis 22 has countersunk portions adjacent to the aligned openings in the ends thereof as is indicated at 37 in Figure 4, so Lthat whenvthe ends of thepin 2O are riveted over into the counter sunk portions 37 it will be necessary to iile or grindr oif most of the clevis 22 before enough ofthe `riveted over portions of the pin 20 can be removed to drive the pin 20 out of the clevis.

' I haveherewith'illustrated a radiator ornament comprising the image of a greyhound whichI have designated generally y the reference numeral 24, -this greyhound being either permanently secured to or formed integral with a base `member 25. This base member forms the top of vtheradiator cap and the support for lthe greyhound, and is pro.-

bosses 26 de.- signed to receive screws 27 which also pass through the disc 21 whereby the base may be 105 fastened tothat dise. "-f e rotated by hand. The lower-part of that when the screw 27 has been screwed intoA the base 25 through the plate 21 then this extension 29 may be hit a sharp blowA to knock it olf from the yscrew 27. This makes it substantially impossible to unscrew the screw 27 by any ordinary means after the ex;

tension 29 has been n, knocked oli, hence unauthorized removal of the radiator ornament 24 is largely eliminated. Unauthorized removal is further rendered diiicult by making a prick punch 38 at the edge of the head 28. From the construction of the parts heretofore described, it will be seen that the radiator ornament 24 may be swung upon the` double or concealed hinge Which has been described so that it will reach the position indicated in Figure 1. When it is in this position the cap does not interfere with filling the radiator but when then the cap is replaced on the filler neck it will be seen that thisU construction insures that the radiator ornament willbe in a predetermined position. For instance,y in connection with the image shown, a greyhound, the axis of the ima e will always be parallel with. the .axis of t e car.

A skirt or sleeve 31 is provided with a knurled portion 32 whereby it maybe readily 32 is internall threaded as at 33 to cot with the threa S12 of the radiator -filler n k 1'1. The upper end of the sleeve 31 is provided with an inwardly extending annular ilange 34 which is designed to extend between the v disc 21 and a similar Adownwardly extending flange 35 of the base 25,v whereb the sleeve 31 xmay rotate freely relative to the base and disc, but axial movement thereof is prevented. A compressible gasket 36 is disposed below the disc 21 so that when the sleeve 31 is screwedpn to the filler neck, the gasket 36 will be compressed between the' disc 21 and thetop of the filler neck to form a liquid tight jolnt therebetween". 'Ihe lange 34 engages the sleeve 31 to draw the disc 21 down against threa the filler neck' when said sleeveis rotated with the3 threads 12 in engagement with the 3. u Th dvantages of my improved radiator ornament mounting have. been pointed out 1nl the course of the specification, but itmay ,be'well to agaln pointout that the principal advantageis that the radiator ornament is a1- ways returned to a predetermined position when the cap is in closed position.

Still a further advantage results from the fact that the liquid joint between the cap and the filler neck is readily secured by this construction. Unauthorized removal of the ornament is lrendered extremely diicult, in some three ways. The base 25 which carries the ornament can hardly be removed without drilling out the screw 27 from the disc 21 which is a tedious operation. The pin 20 cannot be driven out from the' clevis 22 without practicall destroying the usefulness of that clevis. he pin 16 cannot be driven out from the opening 15 until the solder 17 has been both located 4and removed. Ingother words the entire structure has been protectedA at all of the exposed points in such a way that unauthorized removal thereof is either delayed or made unprotable.

Some changes may be made in the construction and combination of the various parts of my improved device without', departing from the spirit of m invention, and it is my intention to cover y my claims such changes as .may reasonably be included within the scope thereof.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the character described, a neck member, a base member hingedly connected to said neck member, and a sleeve member having rotary engagement with the base and screw engagement with the filler neck whereb said sleeve may serve to insure a liqui vtight joint between the filler neck and the base While the hinge connection may insure a predetermined position of v the base when the latter is in its closed position.

2. In a device of the character described, a

base member'designed to receive an ornament, a filler neck, a Vsleeve member, means for operatively connecting the base member with the filler neck to permit" the latter to be swung away therefrom on a hinge connection,'and means operatively connectingA the base and filler neck and the sleeve to draw the base down onto the -iller neck to form a liquid tight connection therewith.

3. In a device of the character described,

a. filler neck, a base member, a concealed hinge structure operatively connecting the base member with the filler' neck, and la sleeve rotatably mounted on the base member and havingithreadedengagement with the filler A neckwhereby the base when in closed posfil tion will be in a predetermined sition relative to the filler neck and a liquld tight joint may be -formedbetween the base and the filler reck.'

` JOHN J.'WHARAM. 

